Clippy returns - as an emoji

guest · Jul 15, 2021

Clippy returns - as an emoji
Microsoft's much-maligned mascot Clippy is coming back from the dead - but only as an emoji.
July 15, 2021
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57849880

Clippy the paperclip was a simplistic virtual assistant who offered tips and advice to Microsoft Office users, from 1997 and until the mid-2000s.

Its constant pop-ups to suggest "help" with the simplest of tasks - such as writing a letter - annoyed many.
But Microsoft says it is now bringing back the design, for its modern Office products.
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Clippy would replace the existing paperclip emoji in its Microsoft 365 products, including its cloud services and the modern, online version of Microsoft Office, the technology giant tweeted, but only it that tweet received 20,000 "likes" - and within hours, it had surpassed 100,000.

If this gets 20k likes, we’ll replace the paperclip emoji in Microsoft 365 with Clippy. pic.twitter.com/6T8ziboguC
— Microsoft (@Microsoft) July 14, 2021
Once the change is made, any time a user types the paperclip emoji in Microsoft products, it will appear as Clippy.
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EASTER · Jul 15, 2021

Let Clippy speak again!

guest · Nov 25, 2021

Clippy is back... as a Windows 11 emoji
Clippy headlines the introduction of a new Windows emoji style
November 24, 2021
https://www.techspot.com/news/92378-clippy-back-windows-11-emoji.html

What just happened? The latest Windows 11 preview release includes the introduction of a new style of emojis. After a PR campaign that started earlier this summer, Microsoft decided to resurrect Clippy as one of the new emojis.

The update introduces emojis that are supposed to be more in line with the "Fluent" design style of Windows 11. As such, they're exclusive to Windows 11. You can activate them by selecting Windows Update under Settings > Update & Security.
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The resurrected Clippy has replaced the standard paper clip emoji. Clippy has been not much more than a meme for most of the last two decades, but people old enough to have used Microsoft Office in the late 1990s probably remember the original Office Assistant avatar that would appear to offer tips.

Users back then mainly considered Clippy annoying, and the character had faded into obscurity by the Windows XP days.
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Microsoft: Express yourself with new emoji now available in Windows 11

Today, new emoji are starting to become generally available in Windows 11.

As our PCs continue to play a central role in our lives enabling us to connect with one another, using emoji in conversation brings personality and personal expression to our messages. Emoji has become more common across various forms of communication where many of us are working, learning and connecting remotely and want to bring friendliness and human touch to our conversations.
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Want to get the new emoji on Windows 11?
The new emoji are beginning to roll out as part of today’s optional November 2021 Windows 11 preview release.
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